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Community Risk Assessment
COMMUNITY RISK ASSESSMENT Squamish-Lillooet Regional District Abstract This Community Risk Assessment is a component of the SLRD Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan. A Community Risk Assessment is the foundation for any local authority emergency management program. It informs risk reduction strategies, emergency response and recovery plans, and other elements of the SLRD emergency program. Evaluating risks is a requirement mandated by the Local Authority Emergency Management Regulation. Section 2(1) of this regulation requires local authorities to prepare emergency plans that reflects their assessment of the relative risk of occurrence, and the potential impact, of emergencies or disasters on people and property. SLRD Emergency Program [email protected] Version: 1.0 Published: January, 2021 SLRD Community Risk Assessment SLRD Emergency Management Program Executive Summary This Community Risk Assessment (CRA) is a component of the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and presents a survey and analysis of known hazards, risks and related community vulnerabilities in the SLRD. The purpose of a CRA is to: • Consider all known hazards that may trigger a risk event and impact communities of the SLRD; • Identify what would trigger a risk event to occur; and • Determine what the potential impact would be if the risk event did occur. The results of the CRA inform risk reduction strategies, emergency response and recovery plans, and other elements of the SLRD emergency program. Evaluating risks is a requirement mandated by the Local Authority Emergency Management Regulation. Section 2(1) of this regulation requires local authorities to prepare emergency plans that reflect their assessment of the relative risk of occurrence, and the potential impact, of emergencies or disasters on people and property. -
Seton Ridge Trail
Code: GC3QN9X Rails & Trails Written and Researched by Wayne Robinson Seton Ridge Trail Site Identification Nearest Community: Lillooet, B.C. Geocache Location: N 50°38.913' W 122°07.020' Ownership: Crown Land Accuracy: Photo: Wayne Robinson 5 meters Overall Difficulty: 3 Overall Terrain: 4.5 Access Information and Seton Ridge follows the height of the land with dizzyingly Restrictions: steep drops of nearly 1600 meters to either side. Seton From the Mile 0 cairn on Main Street follow Hwy 99 South on the Duffey Ridge is the eastern terminus of the Cayoosh Ranges of the Lake Road for 19.5 km and turn right Coast Mountains of British Columbia. To the north of the on Seton Ridge Forstery Service Road. trail is Seton Lake and to the south, the Cayoosh Creek Cross the bridge over Cayoosh Creek, valley. Cayoosh Creek originates just west of Duffy Lake and continue on about 6 km to flat area on the left. Trail is adequately marked in Cayoosh Pass, close to Lillooet Lake. Seton Lake is with flagging tape. 4x4 with high classified as a freshwater fjord that drains to the east into clearance. Cayoosh Creek which is referred to as the Seton River in the BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations. Seton Lake’s Parking Advice: actual depth is not entirely known but is known to exceed Park in pull out. Trail starts to your left. 500 meters. Although it is called a lake, Seton is a reservoir; the eastern end was dammed as a part of the Bridge River Power complex that was completed in 1960. -
Seton River Habitat and Fish Monitoring | Year 7
Bridge River Project Water Use Plan Seton River Habitat and Fish Monitoring Implementation Year 7 Reference: BRGMON-09 Study Period: January to December 2019 Jennifer Buchanan, Daniel Ramos-Espinoza, Annika Putt, Katrina Cook, Stephanie Lingard Instream Fisheries Research Inc. Splitrock Environmental Unit 115 – 2323 Boundary Rd., 1119 Hwy 99 South Vancouver, BC. PO Box 798 V5M 4V8 Lillooet, BC T: 1 (604) 428 – 8819 V0K 1V0 August 31, 2020 Bridge-Seton Water Use Plan Implementation Year 7 (2019): Seton River Habitat and Fish Monitoring Reference: BRGMON-9 Jennifer Buchanan, Daniel Ramos-Espinoza, Annika Putt, Katrina Cook, Stephanie Lingard Prepared for: Splitrock Environmental 1119 Hwy 99 South PO Box 798 Lillooet, BC V0K 1V0 Prepared by: InStream Fisheries Research Inc. 115 – 2323 Boundary Road Vancouver, BC V5M 4V8 Bridge-Seton Water Use Plan BRGMON-9: Seton River Habitat and Fish Monitoring August 31, 2020 Executive Summary The overall objective of the BRGMON-9 program is to monitor responses of fish habitat and fish populations in the Seton River to the Seton Dam hydrograph. Currently in year seven of ten, this monitoring program was developed to address a series of management questions (MQ) that aim to: 1) better understand the basic biological characteristics of the rearing and spawning fish populations in Seton River, 2) determine how the Seton River hydrograph influences the hydraulic condition of juvenile fish rearing habitats and fish populations, 3) evaluate potential risks of salmon and steelhead redds dewatering due to changes in the Seton River hydrograph, 4) assess how the Seton River hydrograph influences the availability of gravel suitable for spawning, and 5) estimate the effects of discharge from the Seton Generating Station (SGS) on fish habitat in the Fraser River. -
Order in Council 2513/1953
Approved and ordered this 10th day of November , A.D. 1953. — Z._7 6 f " At the Executive Council Chamber, Victoria, Lieutenant Governor. PRESENT: The Honourable Mr. Bennett in the Chair. Mr. Black Mr. Bonner Mr. Gunderson Mr. Kiernan Mr. Gaglardi Mr. ohetwynd Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. V. To His Honour The Lieutenant-Governor in Council: The undersigned has the honour to REPORT: THAT the Public Utilities Commission, on the 5th day of November, 1953, granted a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to B.C. Electric Co. Ltd. for the construction and operation of the Seton Creek hydro electric development and the construction and operation of a transmission line from Pemberton to a tie- in near Rosedale with the present Wahleach-Ingledow transmission line, a copy of which Certificate is attached hereto; AND TO RECOM}1END THAT in accordance with the provisions of the "Public Utilities Act" the said Certificate be approved. GC . DATED this O day of November, A.D. 1953 Premier APPROVED this / day of November* A.D. 1953 Presiding Member of the Executive Council -(4 -7/4 ./42., tt" ■ , • PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF the "Public Utilities Act" and IN THE MATTER OF the Seton Creek Electric Power Development of British Columbia Electric Company Limited P. E. GEORGE Chairman W.' K. PENFOLD Commissioner R. E. POTTER Commissioner The 5th day of November, A. D. 1953 CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY THIS COMMISSION HEREBY CERTIFIES that public convenience and necessity require the construction -
BRGMON-6 | Seton Lake Aquatic Productivity Monitoring
Bridge River Water Use Plan Seton Lake Aquatic Productivity Monitoring Reference: BRGMON-6 Implementation Year 1 Study Period: 2014 to 2015 Authors: Limnotek Research and Development Inc. and affiliated organizations March 31, 2015 SETON LAKE AQUATIC PRODUCTIVITY MONITORING: PROGRESS IN 2014-15 BC Hydro project number BRGMON#6 March 31, 2015 Seton Lake aquatic productivity monitoring (BRGMON6) progress in 2014-15 SETON LAKE AQUATIC PRODUCTIVITY MONITORING: PROGRESS IN 2014 - 2015 BC Hydro project number BRGMON#6 Submitted to BC Hydro Burnaby, B.C. Prepared by Limnotek Research and Development Inc. March 31, 2015 ii St’at’imc Eco-Resources March 2015 Seton Lake aquatic productivity monitoring (BRGMON6) progress in 2014-15 Citation: Limnotek*. 2015. Seton Lake aquatic productivity monitoring (BRGMON6): Progress in 2014-15. Report prepared for BC Hydro. 81p. *Authors of this report are listed according to task and affiliation under Acknowledgements on page vii. The study was managed by St’at’imc Eco-Resources Ltd. Cover photo: Seton Lake, April 2013: C. Perrin photo. © 2015 BC Hydro. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior permission from BC Hydro, Burnaby, B.C. iii St’at’imc Eco-Resources March 2015 Seton Lake aquatic productivity monitoring (BRGMON6) progress in 2014-15 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report provides information from the first of three years of monitoring, sample collection, laboratory work, and analysis that is required to answer four management questions addressing uncertainties about relationships between water management actions and biological production in Seton Lake. -
The Reproductive Biology of Steelhead (Oncorhynchus Mykiss) in the Bridge and Seton Rivers, As Determined by Radio Telemetry 1996/97 and 1998/99
The Reproductive Biology of Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in the Bridge and Seton Rivers, As Determined by Radio Telemetry 1996/97 and 1998/99 Prepared for: The Ministry of Environment, Lands & Parks Fisheries Branch, Southern Interior Region 1259 Dalhousie Dr. Kamloops, BC V2C 5Z5 Prepared by: Stacy Webb, Robert Bison, Al Caverly and Jim Renn Abstract The 1996/97 and 1998/99 studies of the spawning migrations of Bridge and Seton River steelhead were part of a larger study investigating the migration behaviour and stock composition of interior Fraser River steelhead. Steelhead were radio-tagged in the fall of 1996 and 1998 in the Lower Fraser River and in the winter/spring of 1997 and 1999 in the Middle Fraser River. Tagging effort was concentrated at the Seton/Fraser River confluence during the winter/spring captures, specifically to study Bridge and Seton River steelhead. A total of 15 steelhead were tracked during the 1997 spawning season and 18 steelhead were tracked during the 1999 spawning season in the Bridge and Seton watersheds. Immigration into the Seton and Bridge Rivers started around the middle of April and finished during the second week of May. Immigration into the Bridge and Seton Rivers in 1999 occurred primarily during the last two weeks of April. Spawning in the Bridge and Seton watersheds in 1997 started during the second week of May and ended around the middle of June. Spawning in the Bridge and Seton watersheds in 1999 occurred a little earlier, starting during the second week of April and finishing during the first week of June. -
BRGMON-8 | Seton Lake Resident Fish Habitat and Population
Bridge River Project Water Use Plan Seton Lake Resident Fish Habitat and Population Monitoring Implementation Year 3 Reference: BRGMON-8 BRGMON-8 Seton Lake Resident Fish Habitat and Population Monitoring, Year 3 (2015) Results Study Period: April 1 2015 to March 31 2016 Jeff Sneep and St’at’imc Eco-Resources February 6, 2018 BRGMON-8 Seton Lake Resident Fish Habitat and Population Monitoring, Year 3 (2015) Results Prepared for: St’at’imc Eco-Resources Prepared by: Jeff Sneep Lillooet, BC Canada File no. BRGMON-8 February 2018 Seton Lake Resident Fish Habitat and Population Monitoring Year 3 (2015) Executive Summary Data collection for Year 3 of this proposed 10-year study was completed in 2015. Results for Years 1 and 2 of this program are provided in the previous data report produced for this program in 2015 (Sneep 2015). Where relevant, comparisons across monitoring years for this program have been included in this report. A full synthesis of all results will be conducted following the final year of data collection which is scheduled for 2022. The primary objective of this monitoring program is to “collect better information on the relative abundance, life history and habitat use of resident fish populations in Seton Lake” (BC Hydro 2012). Field studies for the Seton Lake Resident Fish Habitat and Population Monitoring Program (BRGMON-8) were conducted in Seton Lake, as well as Anderson Lake for the first time this year. Data collection in Anderson Lake was included to provide context and comparison for the Seton Lake results. The two lakes are comparably sized, located within the same watershed, and have similar natural inflows; however, Seton Lake is impacted by the diversion from Carpenter Reservoir whereas Anderson Lake is not. -
BRGMON-9 | Seton River Habitat and Fish Monitor
Bridge-Seton Water Use Plan Seton River Habitat and Fish Monitor Implementation Years 1 and 2 Reference: BRGMON-9 Study Period: March 1 to December 31, 2014 Daniel Ramos-Espinoza, Douglas C Braun & Don McCubbing InStream Fisheries Research Inc. 1698 Platt Crescent, North Vancouver, BC. V6J 1Y1 January 2015 Bridge-Seton Water Use Plan Seton River Habitat and Fish Monitor: BRGMON-9 January, 2015 Seton River Habitat and Fish Monitor 2014 InStream Fisheries Research Inc. Page i Bridge-Seton Water Use Plan Seton River Habitat and Fish Monitor: BRGMON-9 January, 2015 Executive Summary The objective of this monitoring program is to monitor the response of fish habitat and fish populations to variations in Seton Dam flow operations. This monitor combines old and new approaches to better understand the status of the Seton River fish populations and how different life histories may be affected by Seton Dam operations. The data collected on juvenile and adult fish populations will, over time, allow us to identify trends and patterns that will enable us to make inferences about the effect of flow on habitat, species abundance and diversity. In 2014, we collected data through habitat (depth, velocity) surveys, which allowed us to quantify useable habitat for Rainbow Trout, Coho and Chinook juveniles in the Seton River. Repeating the surveys at established sites enabled us to monitor the effects of flows on each habitat type. In 2014, habitat surveys were completed at four different discharges: 12, 15, 25 and 27 m3/s. Overall, it appears that as flows increase, useable habitat decreases. However, this change is not consistent between habitat types and species. -
Duffey Lake Provincial Park
Duffey Lake Provincial Park M ANAGEMENT LAN P Prepared by: Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks BC Parks, Garibaldi/Sunshine Coast District Brackendale, B.C. in conjunction with: Ministry of Environment, Terra Firma Environmental Consultants Lands and Parks BC Parks Division Duffey Lake Provincial Park M ANAGEMENT LAN P PARK VISION Duffey Lake Park will continue to be an important part of the parks system on both a regional and provincial level. While the park is relatively small, its key habitat components, unique setting in the transition zone between the coast mountains and the dry interior, and recreational opportunities will make this area a favourite for both destination visitors and the travelling public. Should resource and rural development increase in nearby areas, Duffey Lake Park’s varied habitats for bear, deer, goats, raptors and other wildlife, particularly on the north-west side, will become even more important in providing wildlife the necessary food, cover and shelter to sustain populations in the region. The park will continue to have high water quality, sustained fish populations and together with the wetland habitats, continue to be a high quality aquatic ecosystem. Duffey Lake Park will continue to be important for First Nation traditional use and cultural values. BC Parks, together with the First Nation’s communities, will ensure that significant cultural sites within the park are protected from development impacts and that recreation activities in the park are respectful of the environment and First Nation traditional use. Visitors to the park will be attracted to the low-impact recreational opportunities including day-use and multi-day activities. -
Seton River Habitat and Fish Monitor
Bridge River Water Use Plan Seton River Habitat and Fish Monitor Implementation Year 3 Reference: BRGMON-9 Bridge-Seton Water Use Plan Monitoring Program: Seton River Habitat and Fish Monitor, 2015 Study Period: March 1 to December 31, 2015 Daniel Ramos-Espinoza, Douglas Braun, Nicholas Burnett and Caroline Melville InStream Fisheries Research Inc. Unit 215 – 2323 Boundary Rd., Vancouver, BC. V5M 4V8 T: 1 (604) 428 - 8819 December 23, 2016 Bridge-Seton Water Use Plan Implementation Year 3 (2015): Seton River Habitat and Fish Monitor Reference: BRGMON-09 Daniel Ramos-Espinoza, Douglas Braun, Nicholas Burnett and Caroline Melville Prepared for: St’át’imc Eco-Resources 10 Scotchman Road PO Box 2218 Lillooet, BC V0K 1V0 Prepared by: InStream Fisheries Research Inc. 215 – 2323 Boundary Road Vancouver, BC V5M 4V8 Bridge-Seton Water Use Plan Seton River Habitat and Fish Monitoring Program: BRGMON-9 December 23, 2016 Seton River Habitat and Fish Monitor 2015 InStream Fisheries Research Inc. Page i Bridge-Seton Water Use Plan Seton River Habitat and Fish Monitoring Program: BRGMON-9 December 23, 2016 MON-09 STATUS of OBJECTIVES, MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS and HYPOTHESES after Year 3 Study Objectives Management Questions Management Hypotheses Year 3 (2015-2016) Status 1. Monitor the response 1. What are the basic H1: The amount of Partially answered. Habitat of fish habitat and fish biological hydraulic habitat that can suitability surveys have been populations to Seton characteristics of the be inhabited by juvenile completed to identify Dam operations rearing and spawning fish is independent of available juvenile habitat at (implemented populations in Seton discharge from Seton various discharges. -
Outdoor Recreation Council
March 14, 2007 Graeme Schimf Integrated ProAction Corp 1425 Hugh Allan Drive Kamloops, BC, V1S 1J3 Dear Graeme, Re: Cayoosh Creek Watershed Access Management Plan We are writing in response to the proposed Access Management Plan for the Cayoosh Watershed. The Federation of Mountain Clubs (FMC) represents 24 clubs and some 3500 members from around the province. A majority of the members reside in the lower mainland and use the Cayoosh Watershed/Duffy Lake corridor extensively. The prominent mountain ranges, which surround the watershed, including the Cayoosh Ranges and the Joffre Group and very important recreation areas for our members and we are very concerned about the potential impacts this plan will have on traditional access in this area. We understand that the window for public comment on this plan has now passed. The FMC has been experiencing major communication problems and the information regarding this plan and the open house that was held in Lillooet was not distributed to our staff and committees until very recently. On this basis we would ask that you still receive our comments and incorporate them into the Access Management Plan for Ainsworth. We would also ask that in the future you consider hosting a public meeting or open house in the Sea to Sky corridor or even Vancouver as this is where the majority of recreational users reside. Dependable access to wilderness and recreation areas is a major issue with our membership particularly with respect to accessing “key areas” such as those covered in this plan. The public depends on resource roads to access favored areas for recreation (e.g. -
BC Hydro's Final Argument for the Above-Referenced Proceeding
~ LAWSON I.IILUNDEL~ Suite 1600 Cathedral Place 925 West Georgia Street Vancouver. BC Canada VGC 3L2 IT : 604.685.3456 July 5, 2019 Ian Webb D: 604.631.9117 F: 604.694.2932 E-FILED [email protected] British Columbia Utilities Commission Sixth Floor - 900 Howe Street Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 2N3 Attention: Patrick Wruck, Commission Secretary Dear Mr. Wruck: British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) Filing with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) of Electricity Purchase Agreement Renewals for Sechelt Creek Hydro, Brown Lake Hydro and Walden North Hydro Project No. 1598969 On behalf of BC Hydro, w e enclose BC Hydro's final argument for the above-referenced proceeding. We note that the enclosed final argument relies on and has footnote references to certain evidence that BC Hydro filed in the proceeding on a confidential basis; however, t he final argument itself does not contain any confidential information. For greater certainty, t he final argument may be placed on the public record without redact ion. ,:Yo urs very Dtruwly,:t& Ian Webb Encl. • lawsonlundell.com Vancouver I Calgary I Yellowknife I Kelowna Lawson Lundell is a Limited Liability Partnership 01249.135918.IDW.16915736.1 BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION BRITISH COLUMBIA HYDRO AND POWER AUTHORITY ELECTRICITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT RENEWALS FOR SECHELT CREEK, BROWN LAKE HYDRO, AND WALDEN NORTH HYDRO British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority Final Argument July 5, 2019 01249.135918.IDW.16855229.7 A. Introduction 1. On May 31, 2018, British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) filed (the Filing)1 with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) three separate Electricity Purchase Agreements (EPAs) it had recently entered into: x The “Sechelt Creek EPA” with an effective date of March 1, 2018 and a term of 40 years between BC Hydro and MPT Hydro LP (Sechelt Creek IPP), a subsidiary of Capstone Infrastructure Corporation, for its Sechelt Creek run-of-river hydroelectric project located near Sechelt, British Columbia.